Baltic Summer University (BSU) offers a unique summer experience at VMU that combines a collection of summer programmes delivered by experts of their field as well as a variety of cultural and social events for students to enjoy their acquaintance with Lithuania.

On 7th of May, commemorating the centennial anniversary of independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, traditional Baltic Day festival took place at Dublin cultural heart – The Temple Bar Meeting House Square.

Startup Fair is back – set your calendars to Out of Office on 16-17 May this year and prepare to spend those days in inspiring Vilnius Tech Park, the biggest technical hub located in the actual park. Startup Fair aims to be the main startup event in Lithuania and the neighboring regions, gathering investors and startups striving for innovations. You want to be there!

Enterprise Lithuania Exporters Database (EDB) is an online tool tailored for foreign companies that are looking for a reliable partner in Lithuania. Companies that are listed in Exporters Database are Lithuanian origin product manufacturers and service providers from various business sectors yet exclude re-exporters, retailers or wholesalers. Each company profile is being checked by Enterprise Lithuania consultants before becoming visible therefore the quality of information provided is guaranteed. This online tool is convenient for posting business proposals.

On 12 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Chairman of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence of the National Parliament of Ireland (Oireachtas) Brendan Smith, and discussed the key bilateral issues, as well as items on the agenda of the European Union and Eastern Neighbourhood initiative.

Great documentary "Book Smugglers" by Jeremiah Cullinane on March 26 at 7 pm in Alliance Française de Dublin. Dr. Eglė Kačkutė will give a lecture on “The Mother Tongue in Contemporary Literary Narratives of Migrant Mothering in French and Lithuanian “ prior to the film at 6.30pm. Admission free but ticketed. Make sure to book your seat in advance: https://afdublin.extranet-aec.com/events/detail/317

On 12 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Irish Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton participated in a panel discussion “Forging Partnerships: Ireland and Lithuania in the EU27” that was organized by the University College Cork.

Today morning near Turin, Italy, a truck owned by a Lithuanian company was hit by a passenger train on a level crossing. During the accident, three wagons became derailed. According to the police, the driver of the truck is a Lithuanian citizen. He was able to jump out of the truck and was not injured.

On 23 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius together with hundreds of citizens, who wish to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, participated in the March of the Living for the eleventh time in Vilnius.

The fifth Vilnius Russia Forum will be held on 24-25 May. The traditional event brings together more than 100 politicians, civil society representatives, human rights defenders, academicians, journalists from Russia, Lithuania, and other Western countries.

During the visit to New York on 17-18 May 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations Rosemary A. Di Carlo and the Head of UN Peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix. In the meetings, The Foreign Minister presented Lithuania's priorities at the United Nations and discussed the country‘s further engagement in UN peacekeeping missions.

On 16 May in Washington,D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, together with the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser, met with the U.S. President's National Security Adviser John Bolton.

On 15 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro Srđan Darmanović, who is visiting Lithuania. The Foreign Ministers discussed possibilities for strengthening bilateral cooperation, aspirations of Montenegro's EU membership, the situation in the Western Balkans, important issues of regional security and cooperation.

On 14 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Moldova Serghei Mihov and discussed the bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Moldova, as well as Moldova's domestic affairs.